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Early Kentucky
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Native Americans Fight
Shawnee tribes from north of the Ohio River, Cherokee and Chicksaw tribes fought for control of the "Great Meadow" during this time. No Native American held possesion of what is now known as Kentucky. -
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American Revolution and Statehood
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Wilderness Road
Thomas Walker explores Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. Opens travel on the Wilderness Road. -
French and Indian War
Due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of Mississippi River. Upon the end of the war France cedes area including Kentucky to Britain. -
Daniel Boone Explores the Cumberland Gap
Daniel Boone--ingnoring the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting settlers from crossing over the Appalachian Mountains--leads an expedition to the Kentucky region and explores Cumberland Gap. -
Harrodsburg was Founded as the First Settlement
On June 16, 1774, Harrodsburg was founded as the first settlement in Kentucky. -
Daniel Boone Blazes The Wilderness Trail
Daniel Boone blazes the Wilderness Trail and establishes Fort Boonesborough in 1775. -
In 1776 Kentucky County was Formed
In 1776 Kentucky County was formed from Fincastle County, VA -
The Longest Seige In The U.S.
The longest seige in the U.S. frontier history was the thirteen-day seige of Fort Boonesbourgh in September, 1778 -
The First Church
The First Bapist Church west of the Allegheny Mountains was formed at Elizabethtown, Kentucky. -
Battle of Blue Licks
The Battle of Blue Licks has combined drama of frontier warfare and the Revolutionary War. On August 19,1782, nearly seventy Kentuckians died in what some historians have called the "Last Battle of the American Revolution." While that claim is still in debate, the struggle at Blue Licks embodies the conflict between the American Indian, Kentucky settlers, and the British Crown. -
The American Revolutionary War: Britian
The American Revolutionary War: Britian acknowledges the United States Independence. -
Ben Franklin Expresses Unhappiness
Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the Eagle as America's symbol. -
State Hood
Kentucky became the 15th State of the United States -
Elected For Congress
Henry Clay elected to congress from kentucky.New Orleans , first Steamboat on Ohio river, and stoped at Louisville -
New Land In Kentucky
The portion of Kentucky west of the Tennessee River is purchased from the Chickasaw by U.S. President Andrew Jackson, this region is called the Jackson Purchase. -
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Kentucky and The Civil War
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Lincoln's Innauguration
At Lincoln's Innauguration on March 4,the new president said that he had no plans to end slavery in southern states. -
The Battle Of Middle Creek
The Battle of Middle Creek was an engagement fought January 10, 1862 in Eastern Kentucky during the American Civil War. -
The Cilvil War Ends
The Civil War ends in 1865, now Kentucky is no longer a slave state. -
Kentucky Derby Begins
First Kentucky Derby ran at Churchill Downs. The Derby is still held each year in May and has become a focal point for Kentucky's historic events. -
State Constitution
On this date Kentucky's Constitution was adopted. -
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The Modern Era
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Governor Dies
Kentucky experienced four different governors in less than three months between 1899 and early Febuary of 1900. Governor William Goebol was shot January 30 and died on February 3 1900. -
State Capitol Built
June 3, 1909 the present state capitol was built. -
Last Kentucky County
McCreary County is the last to be created of Kentucky's 120 counties. It was formed in 1912, the only one formed in the 20th Century. -
Louis Brandeis
Louis Brandeis was born in Louisville. He became a U.S Supreme Court justice in 1916. Known as "the people's attorney" because he fought for the rights of average Americans, sometimes without pay. -
When Women Got Their Rights
On August 26,1920 a constitutional amendment is adopted when Tennessee ratifies it, granting full women suffrage in all states. -
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave was created on this day in history. It is the longest cave system in the world. -
Reigh Count
At age three Reigh Count was the dominate horse in America , winning six races including the Kentucky Derby. -
The Last Legal Public Hanging
The last legal public hanging in Kentucky took place in Aug. 14 , 1936 in Owenboro,Ky. Florance Thompson was the first female sheriff in Davis County history. She was in charge of the last legal hanging. -
Vice President Makes A Visit
Vice President Richard Nixon visited Cumberland Gap on July 3, 1959 to commemorate the formal dedication of the park.The following day he attended festivities in the near by town of Middlesboro,Kentucky. -
Moneta Sleet
Moneta Sleet was the first African American to win the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography of Martin Luther King JR. He died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 70 and he lived in Owensboro, KY.
